The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-24

near the ball grounds until workmen yesterday
began putting up house for Kolchek To
avoid publicity he had his application published
in an obscure weekly paper. In which be knew
none of the residents would see it. COM
mittee, with the Rev. Mr.. Duncan, of Hal place
Church, at it's head, will wait upon the Commits
sioners to-day with remoEstrance. and see
what be done toward stopping kolchek
There was no building upon the grounds de-
scribed in the application. and there is a oues-
ton whether the Commissioners have the right
to issue license under such circumstances.
GENERAL FAIRcHrLD's RECEPTION.
The committee of Grand Army men to ar
range for the reception next Wednesday of Gen.
Fairchild the national commander of the order.
has about perfected all arrangements. The Gen.
eral will reach here at noon of Wednesday, the
Both inst. when he will be met at the depot by
deputation of four from each of the city
posts, with General Carnahan as mar
speeches of ten minutes length will be
made at Tomlinson Hall by Senator Harrison,
James Balsley. of Seymour. and the Rev. Ira }.
Chase. department commander. General Fair
child will then deliver address. Music alto
gether of Grand Army songs and airs will be
supplied by the Mendessohn Society and the
When Band The body of the hall is to be re-
served for members of the organization and the
ladies of the Relief Corps Thirty posts, it is
expected will be represented
BURIAL OF PETER WILKINS.
The burial of one who. at one time and for
many weeks, occupied the attention of the news
papers of this city took place yesterday at
Crown HILL That person was Peter Wilkins,
who, the day before. had died on his farm in
Morgan county. Peter Wilkins was stirring
character about Indianapolis, habitue of the
courthouse, now and then setting himself for
ward as detective. 1t was detective dur
ing the Glenn murder trial. about sixteen years
ago, that he came into special prominence and
when the neverdyng phrase, "Who gave Peter
Wilkins the money" was coined and given to the
world by the newspapers wilkins. as detect
i've in the employment OF Mrs. Glenn g attorneys
had testified. when cornered, that he did not
know who gave him the money he used in secur-
ing witnesses. and nothing could shake him
from that statement. Some years after this he
took considerable interest in religious matters,
his voice at times being heard in Military Park
and elsewhere. advocating the religious views of
the sect known as 'Soul Sleepers."
ROYAL ARcANUM
The eighth annual session of the Grand Coun-
ell of Royal Arcanum took place in the hall of
the Secret League, When Block yesterday.
Grand Regent Gideon u. Searle OF Anderson,
presided. Supreme Vice-regent L. NJ. Lindsey.
of Utica, N. Y. briefly addressed the representa-
tives before the business of the council began.
The report of the grand regent showed that dur
ing the past year the order has been prosperous.
There were twenty seven councils in the State
Dec. 81, 1885, with a total mbership of ,024
Now there are twenty nine councils with mem
bership of 1879, showing gain of two councils
and Boil members. The income from all sources
during the year was SO, 794 80, with a total ex-
penditure of S., 965 90, leaving balance of
$S2o.ol. The officers elected were:
Grand Regent. B. Rucker. Evansville
Grand Vice-regent-George w. Ball, Lafayette.
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Grand Secretary-E E. Schrover. Indianapolis.
Grand Treasury-N. s. Byram, Indianapolis.
Grand Guard-J. FL. Russo, Lawrenceburg.
Grand Chapain-Rev Frank Hallam. Richmond.
Grand Warden-W. 1. Overstreet Spencer.
Grand Sentry-W: H. Stephenson, Wabash.
Grand Trustee-H. B. Foster. Madison.
CUTTING DOWN SCHOOL EXPENSES
The School Commissioners have been consid
ering the advisability of cutting down expense.
still more. the expected relief from the Legisla
| ture not being realized. For the year ending
with June 80, 1887, the actual retrenchmena
will be about $13. 900. This, they claim, has
| been made without any impairment of the
| schools. They will be able to apply about 3d.
| 600 on the floating debt of $40, 900. It was pro
| posed. it is understood. to cut still more and
wipe out more Indebtedness, but the members
are divided on that point While this saving il
going on 1t Is out OF the question to consider the
| building of any more school-houses. Some O
4 the members of the board are in favor of doine
away with the Training School Others Oppose
| that measure, holding that it strikes at larg,
class of tax payers who would certainly bitterly
| oppose it. The majority of the teachers now il
the schools have been sed in the city, ant
many of them have been educated at the Train
| ing School. 1t is thus that the schools are sup
piled with home talent instead of importations
The teachers have grown up in sympathy will
the system.
LOOKING AFTER SMALL SAVINGS.
The meeting to perfect the organization o
the Dime Savings and Loan Society was he'll
yesterday afternoon, at Plymouth Church. Thi
society," something altogether new in its pur
pose, is formed under the general building
association laws of the State, its object being t
encourage small eavings for the benefit of thos
whose wages are small and precarious, and t
educate them in habit Of saving.
About six months ago a meeting was called, a
the rooms of the Charity Organization Society
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of forming saving
society for the benefit of persons primarily unde
the care of that society, and of those who are no
able to invest in building and loan associations
AT that meeting acorDmi1tee, composed Of
Hunter and 0. G. McCulloch, was appointed t
make all arrangements necessary, as to constitr
ton and bylaws, for such society. This com
mittee reported yesterday. The capital stock
limited to $100,000 divided into shares of $2s
with weakly dues at 10 cents per week pc
share. The dues will be called for at til
houses of those who subscribe, by visitors al
ready in the employ of the Charity Organization
so no expense will attend such collection and n
person connected with the administration of tn
savings society will be paid any salary wha
ever. One feature Of the organization is ths
, shareholders may withdraw their savings at th
beginning of winter. when they need money
purchase supplies, and thus be able to avoid pay
ing the large prices paid in buying coal an
other articles by the small quantities.
, number of business men have connecte
5 themselves with the society, and others are e,
pected to do SO. in order to give 1t fnanci,
I, basis and commercial standing. Among thes